Can-opener.



R. BRAUN.

GAN OPENER.

APPLICATION I'ILEB 1:30.31, 1908.

927.938. Patented .my 13; 1909.

ROBE

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Application. filed December 3l, E908.

To aj fin/nmz, 'it hun] concern:

ille it linewn thut l, 'llonine'i ihnen, :L citi zen eil' the limited lltulce, reehiling," et llhiliidelglhlzi, in the county ol" l-'hiluilellijihin :nul titille oit .leuneylvenin, here invented cirtnin new :sind ueelul luI girevenu-nte in (hun tlixienerfs, el' which the l'ollewing in' u :illecitiinvention relates te en improved een opener, which een he adjusted so es to cut any size o gieuing in 1, cnn top, and which cnn he lneily operated te eilectfntlly cut :i circle lar oir curved opening in e can top.

A further object ie to provide iinpleinente oil.l this clnirnetei 'which emilie ch inply nizxnufactured and sold, and which un he utilized ne :1` can opener, ce1-lt Screw, sci.' er Sherpcner, screw driver, tile, inateh striker, knife Sharpener, sew, knife, Sew Setter, and Various other neee.

llfith these and other objects in View, the invention ceneiets in certain novel tentures of construction, and combinations, :ind zufrangement el parte as will he nini-e :fully lnzreinn'itei described and pointed out in the claims. l

In the accompanying drmvinge, ligure l, in e. View in elevation illustrating Ainy iniinroveinents. f2, is; n detail perspective vieu' olf the ndjustzible cutter han. ren'ujn'ed. Fig. El, is; n View in crees Se, fon through the sinne, :ind 'is :i ineditied terni elf cutter hun l represente :i wire sharpened nt one end, :1nd lient 'termine' u pin 2 te he 'forced into the center olf n cuil top, und Serve ue :i pivotto ullow thc een opener te he moved around the top :uid nnen thc een, es will hereinztftei am) in if.

ylhe wire l. ie lient :Forming e ser guide nicinliere 5, ei'nieed farthest ug;

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l l l i t? le 'forced into the een tep, when by turning' he een opener salient the een top, u cil'eulnr dishY will he cnt therefrom, o' ue inueh ol' u circle ne desired. y

ly :adjusting the cutter lmr between any et the guide members 3 et' the wire l, it, will he eeen tlmt en opening et any desired eine uuiy he cut. .llhe extreme end ef the wire l is nent forming n cerli screw 8, which also serves ne u handle for nnuiipulnting the een opener.

rl`he cutter bar 4 ie Widest at its center und tuners toward its ends, one end illustrated :it

El is shaped te engage :L screw, and hence the cutter hair when removed may be need as n sci-eu' driver. rThe fece of the cutter bnr et thisl seine end, ie reugh as Shown :it lO eonetituting e file or match striker, one edge is toothed ne Shown et ll to term .e sew, and the ether edge'slmrpened te forni :i knife edge l2. The other end of the cutter har has its eide edgee sharp, and n, notch 1.3 is provided in one end which enables the utilization nl the cutter hair es u new tooth setter. When the cutter har is in position hetween the" 1guides 3, the Sciseers hlede can lee inserteifl between the' beveled or sharpened edge et' the cutter hin' :1nd the guide lntr l'nt 'the peinte indicated hy the reference nuinerul Il, se :is

to ehm-pen, the scissors; ngiiinet the edges of the cutter im', :ind liuiifei-i nud other ui'ticles nnljv he Shin'pened in th eunie 'i my, n1' :igeinet the Vlile pertinn itl of the cutter han'. I

ln the .nieditied ferm et cutter bei' shewi'i in Fig. ll, the euiting teeth4 ln are cui 'troni lengitudinel pei-tions oil' the har und are twisted ne Shown, te properly position them. lily this eenetructien lei'iger teeth een he pre vided than een he by stamping-the teeth n, shown in. the other ligures et he drm-silly.;

Various slight changes might he umile in the general forni and uri-nugeinenl.; et" nin-'le leiezz'ihcd without departing troni my invention, nnd'henee l de not resti-ict niyselt te the. Vpreciese detnile eet iferth, hut celnsider niyselt' ist liberty te malte such elmngee :nul alterations mi fairly fell. within the epiri: und ece'pe of iny inventifni.

elnnn ne new y:md desire te secure hy liet- .fnten cmnpiirdng wi ne Sheri .mining u point tn enter u u nent ti'el'ieversely between its'v ne; :i Seite@ et transverse i, anni e cutter het.' nuninted te ,lff'iwii'ie thus deecriherfl iny ii'wentinn what guide members, and o between any of the cutting tooth on said cutter bar.

2'. A. can opener, comprising a Wire having .fr sharpened end or point tov enter a can top,

5 and bent transversely between its ends form` ing series of transverse guidemembers7 acutter bar having grooves in its sides to re eeive the guide members, and adapted to be positioned between any ofthe guide mem- 10 bers, teeth stamped from said cutter bar, one

tooth projecting above and the other below the bar.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of.' two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT BRAUN',

Witnesses:

' ISAAC MIPPAL,

JUA. L.' VIULHALLt 

